Keep up with what is being published in your field by downloading Browzine.
Browzine allows you to browse, organize, read and keep up with your favorite scholarly journals licensed by UC San Diego. You can use it on your desktop, laptop, or mobile device.
Using UC Library Search to find articles is a great place to start. However, it does not include all the content to which the Library subscribes. To extend your search, try a database by clicking the "Databases" button underneath the UC Library Search box.
After you click on the Databases button, you can find a list of all our databases and filter by subject.
To see a list of all the journals for your discipline, use UC Library Search - "[subject area] -- Periodicals".
Searching for articles within a journal
Search for the journal title in UC Library Search, click on the resource, then look for "Search inside" on the left side (if available) to easily search for articles with a specific topic within that journal.
If you don't see either of these icons in a database:
Look for:
It will automatically search where you can find the full text of an article.
It will either:
You then have 3 options:
- Choose any of the links to get the article online, if available
- See if the article is available in print (links out to the library catalog)
- Request via Interlibrary Loan, if we don't have it, free of charge.
When requesting you will need your Library ID number. It begins with "21822" and can be found on the back of your UCSD ID card or within the UCSD app. Enter the 14-digit number without spaces.
| How to Find Dissertations and Theses |
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(1) In UC Library Search using "dissertations, academic -- UCSD -- [department or subject area]"
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| (2) Use the database Dissertations and Theses (Proquest) to find dissertations at UCSD and other institutions. |
| (3) Don't see the one you need available, search the title (in quotation marks) in UC Library Search to request it via Interlibrary Loan. |
